Snapchat is a photo-sharing software application developed by students at Stanford University. Using the application, users can take photos, record videos, write text and drawings, and send them to their list of friends on the application. These photos and videos are called "Snaps". When sending snapshots to their friends, users can set a time limit for their friends to access the snapshots, after which they will be completely deleted from their friends' devices and from the server on snapchat.